Typical Topics.
The actual topics for each group's meeting are driven by the members themselves but here are some examples.
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Engineering Group Management.
- Benchmarking with other external engineering teams
- Managing and getting the most of engineering staff
- Strategies for effective engineering management
- What engineering organizational structures work best
Engineering Oversight Best Practices Exchange.
- Exchange of best engineering management plans
- Finding and recruiting the best talent
- How to be a highly strategic leader.
- Engineering performance appraisal best practices.
Leveraging the latest technology and methods.
- Candid feedback on engineering management and reporting systems in use
- Changing Agile
- A holistic approach to lifecycle test strategies
- Using Six Sigma in engineering
Organizational structure.
- Capital project summary presentations
- Driving innovation in a large organization
- How organizational networks create business value
Compensation.
- What am I worth? Delivering value and realizing gains.
- Compensation trends and benchmarks
- Best incentives to motivate engineering and key staff.
Plus hundreds of more practical solutions....
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